I want to add a Calender web part on a publishing/Blank Web Part Page on a SharePoint Online site.
I tried adding it through csom but I am not able to set the calendar view as the web part view.
I tried manipulating the XML definition of the web part but failed.
What I have tried:
I tried adding it through csom but I am not able to set the calendar view as the web part view.
I tried manipulating the XML definition of the web part but failed.
#Pls find the code below--
function AddCalenderWebPartToPage ($URL) {
$pageRelativeUrl = "/Pages/Test.aspx"
$wpZoneID = "TopRightRow"
$wpZoneOrder= 1
$WebPartXml = [xml]'
<webparts>
<webpart xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WebPart/v3">
<metaData>
<type name="Microsoft.SharePoint.WebPartPages.XsltListViewWebPart, Microsoft.SharePoint, Version=16.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c">
<importerrormessage>Cannot import this Web Part.
</metaData>
<properties>
<property name="ShowWithSampleData" type="bool">False
<property name="Default" type="string">FALSE
<property name="NoDefaultStyle" type="string">TRUE
<property name="CacheXslStorage" type="bool">True
<property name="ViewContentTypeId" type="string">0x
<property name="XmlDefinitionLink" type="string">
<property name="ManualRefresh" type="bool">False
<property name="ListUrl" type="string">Lists/Calendar
<property name="ListId" type="System.Guid, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
<property name="TitleUrl" type="string">
<property name="EnableOriginalValue" type="bool">False
<property name="Direction" type="direction">NotSet
<property name="ServerRender" type="bool">False
<property name="ViewFlags" type="Microsoft.SharePoint.SPViewFlags, Microsoft.SharePoint, Version=16.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c">None
<property name="AllowConnect" type="bool">True
<property name="ListName" type="string" null="true">
<property name="ListDisplayName" type="string" null="true">
<property name="AllowZoneChange" type="bool">True
<property name="ChromeState" type="chromestate">Normal
<property name="DisableSaveAsNewViewButton" type="bool">False
<property name="ViewFlag" type="string">
<property name="DataSourceID" type="string">
<property name="ExportMode" type="exportmode">All
<property name="AutoRefresh" type="bool">False
<property name="FireInitialRow" type="bool">True
<property name="AllowEdit" type="bool">True
<property name="Description" type="string">
<property name="HelpMode" type="helpmode">Modeless
<property name="BaseXsltHashKey" type="string" null="true">
<property name="AllowMinimize" type="bool">True
<property name="CacheXslTimeOut" type="int">86400
<property name="ChromeType" type="chrometype">Default
<property name="Xsl" type="string" null="true">
<property name="JSLink" type="string" null="true">
<property name="CatalogIconImageUrl" type="string">
<property name="SampleData" type="string" null="true">
<property name="UseSQLDataSourcePaging" type="bool">True
<property name="TitleIconImageUrl" type="string">
<property name="PageSize" type="int">-1
<property name="ShowTimelineIfAvailable" type="bool">True
<property name="Width" type="string">
<property name="DataFields" type="string">
<property name="Hidden" type="bool">False
<property name="Title" type="string">
<property name="PageType" type="Microsoft.SharePoint.PAGETYPE, Microsoft.SharePoint, Version=16.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c">PAGE_NORMALVIEW
<property name="DataSourcesString" type="string">
<property name="AllowClose" type="bool">True
<property name="InplaceSearchEnabled" type="bool">True
<property name="WebId" type="System.Guid, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
<property name="Height" type="string">
<property name="GhostedXslLink" type="string">main.xsl
<property name="DisableViewSelectorMenu" type="bool">False
<property name="DisplayName" type="string">Calendar
<property name="IsClientRender" type="bool">False
<property name="XmlDefinition" type="string">
<View Name="{A32B61DF-039B-4E70-9082-0467924A44E3}" MobileView="TRUE" Type="Calender" Hidden="TRUE" TabularView="TRUE" RecurrenceRowset="TRUE" DisplayName="" Url="/sites/WorkFlowTest7AfterHqDo/Pages/Test.aspx" Level="255" BaseViewID="2" ContentTypeID="0x" MobileUrl="_layouts/15/mobile/viewdaily.aspx" ImageUrl="/_layouts/15/images/events.png?rev=43"><Toolbar Type="Standard" /><ViewHeader /><ViewBody /><ViewFooter /><ViewEmpty /><ParameterBindings><ParameterBinding Name="NoAnnouncements" Location="Resource(wss,noXinviewofY_LIST)" /><ParameterBinding Name="NoAnnouncementsHowTo" Location="Resource(wss,noXinviewofY_DEFAULT)" /></ParameterBindings><ViewFields><FieldRef Name="EventDate" /><FieldRef Name="EndDate" /><FieldRef Name="fRecurrence" /><FieldRef Name="EventType" /><FieldRef Name="WorkspaceLink" /><FieldRef Name="Title" /><FieldRef Name="Location" /><FieldRef Name="Description" /><FieldRef Name="Workspace" /><FieldRef Name="MasterSeriesItemID" /><FieldRef Name="fAllDayEvent" /></ViewFields><ViewData><FieldRef Name="Title" Type="CalendarMonthTitle" /><FieldRef Name="Title" Type="CalendarWeekTitle" /><FieldRef Name="Location" Type="CalendarWeekLocation" /><FieldRef Name="Title" Type="CalendarDayTitle" /><FieldRef Name="Location" Type="CalendarDayLocation" /></ViewData><Query><Where><DateRangesOverlap><FieldRef Name="EventDate" /><FieldRef Name="EndDate" /><FieldRef Name="RecurrenceID" /><Value Type="DateTime"><Month /></Value></DateRangesOverlap></Where></Query></View>
<property name="InitialAsyncDataFetch" type="bool">False
<property name="AllowHide" type="bool">True
<property name="ParameterBindings" type="string">
<ParameterBinding Name="dvt_sortdir" Location="Postback;Connection"/>
<ParameterBinding Name="dvt_sortfield" Location="Postback;Connection"/>
<ParameterBinding Name="dvt_startposition" Location="Postback" DefaultValue=""/>
<ParameterBinding Name="dvt_firstrow" Location="Postback;Connection"/>
<ParameterBinding Name="OpenMenuKeyAccessible" Location="Resource(wss,OpenMenuKeyAccessible)" />
<ParameterBinding Name="open_menu" Location="Resource(wss,open_menu)" />
<ParameterBinding Name="select_deselect_all" Location="Resource(wss,select_deselect_all)" />
<ParameterBinding Name="idPresEnabled" Location="Resource(wss,idPresEnabled)" />
<ParameterBinding Name="NoAnnouncements" Location="Resource(wss,noXinviewofY_LIST)" />
<ParameterBinding Name="NoAnnouncementsHowTo" Location="Resource(core,noXinviewofY_DEFAULT)" />
<ParameterBinding Name="AddNewAnnouncement" Location="Resource(wss,addnewitem)" />
<ParameterBinding Name="MoreAnnouncements" Location="Resource(wss,moreItemsParen)" />
<property name="DataSourceMode" type="Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.SPDataSourceMode, Microsoft.SharePoint, Version=16.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c">List
<property name="AutoRefreshInterval" type="int">60
<property name="AsyncRefresh" type="bool">False
<property name="HelpUrl" type="string">
<property name="MissingAssembly" type="string">Cannot import this Web Part.
<property name="XslLink" type="string" null="true">
<property name="SelectParameters" type="string">
<property name="HasClientDataSource" type="bool">False
'
try{
Write-Host "Starting the Process to add the Calender WebPart to the Home Page" -ForegroundColor Yellow
#Adding the reference to the client libraries. Here I'm executing this for a SharePoint Server (and I'm referencing it from the SharePoint ISAPI directory,
#but we could execute it from wherever we want, only need to copy the dlls and reference the path from here
Add-Type -Path "c:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Web Server Extensions\15\ISAPI\Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.dll"
Add-Type -Path "c:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Web Server Extensions\15\ISAPI\Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Runtime.dll"
Write-Host "Getting the page with the webpart we are going to modify" -ForegroundColor Green
$web = $ctx.Web
$ctx.Load($web)
$ctx.ExecuteQuery()
#Using the params, build the page url
$RelURl=$web.ServerRelativeUrl
$pageUrl = $RelURl + $pageRelativeUrl
Write-Host "Getting the page with the webpart we are going to modify: " $pageUrl -ForegroundColor Green
#Getting the page using the GetFileByServerRelativeURL and do the Checkout
#After that, we need to call the executeQuery to do the actions in the site
$page = $ctx.Web.GetFileByServerRelativeUrl($pageUrl);
$page.CheckOut()
$ctx.ExecuteQuery()
try{
#Get the webpart manager from the page, to handle the webparts
Write-Host "The page is checkout" -ForegroundColor Green
$webpartManager = $page.GetLimitedWebPartManager([Microsoft.Sharepoint.Client.WebParts.PersonalizationScope]::Shared);
Write-Host $WebPartXml.OuterXml
#Load and execute the query to get the data in the webparts
Write-Host "Getting the webparts from the page" -ForegroundColor Green
$ctx.Load($webpartManager);
$ctx.ExecuteQuery();
#Import the webpart
$wp = $webpartManager.ImportWebPart($WebPartXml.OuterXml)
#Add the webpart to the page
Write-Host "Add the webpart to the Page" -ForegroundColor Green
$webPartToAdd = $webpartManager.AddWebPart($wp.WebPart, $wpZoneID, $wpZoneOrder)
$ctx.Load($webPartToAdd);
$ctx.ExecuteQuery()
}
catch{
Write-Host "Errors found:`n$_" -ForegroundColor Red
}
finally{
#CheckIn and Publish the Page
Write-Host "Checkin and Publish the Page" -ForegroundColor Green
$page.CheckIn("Add the User Profile WebPart", [Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.CheckinType]::MajorCheckIn)
$page.Publish("Add the User Profile WebPart")
$ctx.ExecuteQuery()
Write-Host "The Calender webpart has been added" -ForegroundColor Yellow
}
}
catch{
Write-Host "Errors found:`n$_" -ForegroundColor Red
}
}
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